the pardons<\/a> in a single motion, instead of individually. The list of people, who have stayed out of trouble for five years, now goes to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, who is expected to approve the pardons.<\/p>\n\u201cPeople will really see how easy and quick this is,\u201d said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who pushed for the policy that started in July.<\/p>\n
Stenehjem estimates as many as 175,000 marijuana convictions over several decades could be eligible. The Republican said his office will contact attorneys statewide urging them to let their former clients know of the change.<\/p>\n
Stenehjem does not support legalizing recreational pot, but he has long backed legislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.<\/p>\n
North Dakota already had allowed people to apply for pardons to remove marijuana-related offenses from their records, but the process was burdensome, the attorney general said. While the new policy doesn\u2019t go as far as other states that automatically dismiss or pardon convictions, it does involve an application process.<\/p>\n
People applying for pardons must complete a 1\u00bd-page form that law enforcement reviews before placing a case on the pardon board\u2019s agenda. It costs nothing to apply.<\/p>\n
Burgum has said the policy change could help address North Dakota\u2019s workforce shortage and grow its economy. He said removing the stigma for what are minor cases from years ago in many instances allows former offenders to get second chances and contribute to their communities.<\/p>\n
The deadline for the first round of applications for pardons under the new policy was Aug. 10. The next round\u2019s deadline is mid-January, ahead of the board\u2019s meeting in April, said Steve Hall, director of transitional planning services for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
For the first round, 32 people applied but six were rejected because they didn\u2019t meet the criteria in the new policy, Hall said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Fargo police are investigating after a woman was struck by a stray bullet while she was inside her house.<\/p>\n
Authorities say officers were called to her home about 8 p.m. Tuesday. The woman was on the second floor of her house, felt pain in her arm and realized she had been grazed by a bullet. She was treated at the scene for her injury.<\/p>\n
KFGO reports investigators don\u2019t believe her house was targeted.<\/p>\n
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Two Democratic senators plan to introduce a companion bill to a U.S. House measure to revoke Medals of Honor for soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.<\/p>\n
Medals of Honor were given to 20 soldiers for participating in the massacre that killed an estimated 250 Native Americans, many of whom were women and children.<\/p>\n
Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Wednesday they will sponsor the Remove the Stain Act. It was first introduced in the House by Democrats Denny Heck of Washington and Deb Haaland of New Mexico and Republican Paul Cook of California.<\/p>\n
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has said he does not support the effort because \u201cwe\u2019re now guessing\u201d about the roles of individual soldiers.<\/p>\n
In sports…<\/p>\n
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Arlington, TX\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Texas Rangers bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a three-year deal with veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The team has not confirmed the deal, which is reportedly worth $30 million and is contingent on Gibson passing a physical.<\/p>\n
Gibson, 32, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Minnesota Twins, racking up a 67-68 record with a 4.52 ERA in 193 games (188 starts).<\/p>\n
He went 13-7 last season, posting a 4.84 ERA and striking out 160 batters in 160 innings.<\/p>\n
Gibson would join a rotation that features fellow veterans LHP Mike Minor and RHP Lance Lynn.<\/p>\n
The Rangers, who finished 78-84 last season, are expected to add at least one more starter in the offseason.<\/p>\n
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PITTSBURGH (AP) \u2014 The Pirates\u2019 leadership overhaul is complete.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh hired longtime major league coach Derek Shelton as manager on Wednesday, the final piece of a new-look leadership following a last-place finish in the NL Central. Shelton replaces Clint Hurdle, who was fired on the final day of the regular season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are confident Derek will help lead an elite playing and coaching environment at the major league level and be a true partner to all of baseball operations as we challenge each other to get better every day,\u201d Pittsburgh general manager Ben Cherington said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Shelton was the third high-profile hire by the Pirates since the end of a 69-93 season marred by issues both on and off the field. Travis Williams replaced Frank Coonelly as president in October. The team brought in Cherington this month after Neal Huntington was let go after 12 years on the job.<\/p>\n
Shelton filled the eighth and final manager vacancy, joining Joe Maddon (Los Angeles Angels), Joe Girardi (Philadelphia), David Ross (Chicago Cubs), Jayce Tingler (San Diego), Mike Matheny (Kansas City), Carlos Beltr\u00e1n (New York Mets) and Gabe Kapler (San Francisco). Beltr\u00e1n was the only minority hired for a manager opening.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old Shelton spent the last two seasons as the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n
Arlington, TX\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Texas Rangers bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a three-year deal with veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The team has not confirmed the deal, which is reportedly worth $30 million and is contingent on Gibson passing a physical.<\/p>\n
Gibson, 32, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Minnesota Twins, racking up a 67-68 record with a 4.52 ERA in 193 games (188 starts).<\/p>\n
He went 13-7 last season, posting a 4.84 ERA and striking out 160 batters in 160 innings.<\/p>\n
Gibson would join a rotation that features fellow veterans LHP Mike Minor and RHP Lance Lynn.<\/p>\n
The Rangers, who finished 78-84 last season, are expected to add at least one more starter in the offseason.<\/p>\n
In world and national news..<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The House Judiciary Committee intends to bring in legal experts to examine the constitutional grounds for President Donald Trump\u2019s impeachment when they meet next week.<\/p>\n
The Judiciary panel on Tuesday scheduled its first hearing for Dec. 4 as it decides whether to write articles of impeachment against Trump.<\/p>\n
That committee take over the process handled so far by the Intelligence Committee, which has been investigating Trump\u2019s efforts to push Ukraine to take action against his political rivals.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers on Tuesday released the last two transcripts from its depositions, including from a White House budget official who detailed concerns among colleagues as Trump ordered them, through intermediaries, to put a hold on military aid to Ukraine. He said he knew of two people who left the agency over the issue.<\/p>\n
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BAGHDAD (AP) \u2014 An Iraqi police official says anti-government protesters have burned down the Iranian consulate in southern Iraq.<\/p>\n
Protesters torched the Iranian consulate building in the holy city of Najaf, the seat of the country\u2019s Shiite religious authority. Iranian staff working in the consulate escaped through the back door and were not harmed.<\/p>\n
Protesters took to the streets on Oct. 1 to decry rampant government corruption, poor services and rising Iranian influence in Iraqi state affairs. At least 350 people have died since the unrest started.<\/p>\n
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 A wooden sign flew off scaffolding at Willis Tower as high winds gusted in Chicago, slamming into two vehicles and injuring a cab driver whose windshield was smashed.<\/p>\n
Chicago police say the driver was taken to a hospital with an arm injury but in good condition following the accident about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Willis Tower issued a statement saying it is \u201ccontinuing to work with safety officials and ensure that the construction site is secure during periods of high wind.\u201d<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service says a 61mph wind gust was measured at O\u2019Hare International Airport.<\/p>\n
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BOSTON (AP) \u2014 An industry group is criticizing Massachusetts\u2019 new statewide ban on flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, as intrusive and costly.<\/p>\n
The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association says in a statement that the legislation Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed Wednesday will fuel the black market and cost the state millions in tax revenue.<\/p>\n
The group says it\u2019s considering its options to ensure that adult customers have a right to buy legal smoking products.<\/p>\n
Baker in September declared a public health emergency and ordered a temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products.<\/p>\n
He says he\u2019ll keep that ban in place until Dec. 11 while his administration drafts additional regulations.<\/p>\n
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HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services, including plumbers and prostitutes.<\/p>\n
Loren Okamura is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday in Honolulu, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n
Authorities say Okamura targeted a father and her adult daughter, sending the woman threatening messages and posting her picture and address online. One posting said the homeowner wanted drugs and prostitutes at the house in a quiet, middle-class neighborhood in a Salt Lake City suburb.<\/p>\n
Okamura\u2019s federal public defender, Sharron Rancourt, didn\u2019t immediately return a phone message and emails seeking comment.<\/p>\n
Authorities won\u2019t disclose the relationship between the victims and Okamura, but say it was not random.<\/p>\n
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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Trade policy experts are warning U.K. politicians campaigning in next month\u2019s election that they are promising unattainable trade benefits and setting \u201carbitrary deadlines\u2019\u2019 for sealing a deal with the European Union after Brexit.<\/p>\n
A dozen signatories to a letter published in the Daily Telegraph Wednesday urged leaders to supplant rhetoric with fact-based discussions about Britain\u2019s future outside the EU trading bloc – or risk deals the public won\u2019t support.<\/p>\n
The letter says, \u201cengines are being revved towards striking new (free trade agreements) by arbitrary deadlines with little sense of what we actually want to achieve.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The bipartisan letter, whose signatories include Alan Winters of the U.K. Trade Observatory and David Tinline, a former senior adviser to the World Trade Organization\u2019s director-general, criticizes politicians on both sides of the Brexit issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Jamestown (CSi) The Community is invited to the annual Thanksgiving Day meal at Concordia Lutheran Church at 502 First Avenue North in Jamestown.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lundy-Keith-.jpg\")
Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Police is warning the public of a new convicted high risk sex offender living in Jamestown.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BarnesPublicLibrary1-300x202.jpg\")
Valley City \u00a0(CSi)\u00a0 \u00a0The Valley City Barnes County Public Library is conducting a survey, as it looks to make future changes in the strategic plan, and improve services.<\/p>\n